The Idea of the Temple of Painting

An English translation of the Renaissance treatise on painting by the Milanese artist Giovan Paolo Lomazzo (1538-1592). Drawing on a wide range of influences, including Leonardo's legacy, Neoplatonic cosmology, and the occult, Lomazzo affirms the development of every artist's unique, expressive style or maniera. Zusammenfassung An English translation of the Renaissance treatise on painting by the Milanese artist Giovan Paolo Lomazzo (1538-1592). Drawing on a wide range of influences, including Leonardo's legacy, Neoplatonic cosmology, and the occult, Lomazzo affirms the development of every artist's unique, expressive style or maniera.

Product details

• Authors: Giovan Paolo Lomazzo, Giovan Paolo Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo
• Assisted by: Jean Julia Chai (Translation)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2013
• EAN: 9780271059532
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05953-2
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts